Grants
for Scientific Meetings Held in Developing Countries |
Grant |
The
Third World Academy of Science (TWAS) |
Purpose |
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The
Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS) with generous funds from
the Italian Government (through the Direzione Generale per la
Cooperazione allo Sviluppo) encourages the organization of high
level international and regional scientific activities in developing
countries by offering financial assistance to the organizers
of conferences, workshops, symposia and special meetings held
in these countries.
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Nature |
| The
support is normally provided in the form of travel grants for
principal speakers from abroad and/or participants from developing
countries other than the country where the meeting is held. The
amount provided normally does not exceed US$3,000. |
Eligibility |
1.The
Academy only considers applications made by the organizers of
international and regional scientific meeting in Developing Countries.
2.Special consideration will be given to those meetings which
are likely to benefit the scientific community in developing countries
and to promote regional and international cooperation in developing
science and its application to the problems of the Third World.
3.Organizers of international conferences being held in developing
countries may apply for grants to assist with travelling expenses
principal speakers who are unable to obtain sufficient funds from
other sources and/or young participants from the region. |
Agreement |
| The
organizers are requested to send to the Academy, immediately after
the meeting, a final narrative and financial report, the final
scientific programme and the list of participants and lecturers. |
Research
Areas |
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Grants
are offered for meetings in the following fields of Natural
Sciences: Agricultural, Biological, Chemical, Engineering, Geological
and Medical Sciences. Grants are not offered for meetings in
Physics and Mathematics which are covered under a similar programme
sponsored by the International Centre for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP).
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Deadline |
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1 June
for meetings to be held during January-June of the following
year
1 December for meetings to be held during July-December of the
following year.
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Contact |
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Mrs.
M.T. Mahdavi
Office of the Executive Director, Third World Academy of Sciences
(TWAS)
c/o The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics
(ICTP)
P.O.Box 586-Via Beirut-34100 Trieste-Italy
Phone : (+39 040) 2240-325 Fax : (+39 040) 224559, 224163 E-mail
: twas@ictp.trieste.it
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Document |
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